Chen Nengkuan

Chen Nengkuan (Chinese: 陈能宽; pinyin: Chén Néngkuān; 28 April 1923 – 27 May 2016), or N. K. Chen,[1] was a Chinese metallurgist and material scientist.[2] He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and one of the 23 founding fathers of China's Two Bombs, One Satellite (Chinese: 两弹一星元勋).[3]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Nengkuan
陈能宽
Born(1923-04-28)28 April 1923
Cili, Hunan, China
Died27 May 2016(2016-05-27) (aged 93)
Beijing, China
Other namesN. K. Chen
Alma materTangshan Jiaotong University
Yale University (PhD)
AwardsTwo Bombs and One Satellite Meritorious Award (1999)
Scientific career
FieldsMetallurgy
Detonation physics
Thesis
Doctoral advisorC.H. Mathewson

Biography

Chen was born in Cili County, Hunan.

He graduated from the mining and metallurgy department of National Tangshan Jiaotong University (now Southwest Jiaotong University) in 1946.[4] He was admitted to a self-financed study abroad program sponsored by the government and then traveled to the United States for graduate studies in 1947.[5] He received a master's degree in 1948 and a Doctor of Philosophy in metallurgy from Yale University in 1950.[6] He worked for Johns Hopkins University and Westinghouse Electric as a researcher after his graduation.[5]

He returned to the People's Republic of China in 1955 after the Korean War ended and was assigned work at Institute of Applied Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was one of the key contributors to the Chinese nuclear weapon programs. Chen was elected as academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980. In 1999, he was awarded "Two Bombs and One Satellite Meritorious Award" for his contribution on atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb.

Chen died on 27 May 2016 at the age of 93 in Beijing.[7][8]

References
  1. Chen, N. K.; Mathewson, C. H. (1951-08-01). "Structural Studies of Plastic Deformation In Aluminum Single Crystals". JOM. 3 (8): 653–660. doi:10.1007/BF03397361. ISSN 1543-1851.
  2. "陈能宽：以"为国做事"为使命----中国科学院". www.cas.cn. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. "23位两弹一星元勋已有17人离世 媒体解析其功绩" (in Chinese). china.com. 30 May 2016.
  4. "Scientist of Metal Physics and Engineering Physics: Chen Nengkuan". en.chinaculture.org. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  5. "陈能宽院士：许身为国最难忘—新闻—科学网". news.sciencenet.cn. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  6. "陈能宽 材料科学与工程专家". 何梁何利基金. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  7. "两弹一星元勋核武器奠基人陈能宽逝世 享年94岁" (in Chinese). Tencent. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  8. China's top nuclear researcher dies
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